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Bird of the Week: Purple Martin
Purple Martin These beautiful birds (more blue-black than really purple) have enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with humans for centuries. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, American…
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Celebrating Austin’s Feathered Residents
Photo by James Saunders, flikr Throughout the month of February, Travis Audubon and partners from Austin Nature & Science Center, Capital Area Master Naturalists, Elisabet Ney Museum, Umlauf Sculpture Garden…
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Travis Audubon Launches New Internship Program
Meet Juliet Jefferson! Juliet is a senior at the University of Texas pursuing a degree in Geography focusing on Remote Sensing, GIS, and Sustainability. As…
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Support Chaetura Canyon!
Over the last few years we have sold almost 150 specially inscribed bricks, raising over $10,000 for the Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary. A limited number of bricks remain! Everyone…
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Rare Bird Alert: February 23, 2017
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert and has been updated through 2/23/2017. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting…
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Fun Adventures in Chiapas By Chuck Sexton
Through the generosity of Brock Huffmann and Chiapas Birding Adventures, I was one of the recipients of a trip to Chiapas, Mexico, from last fall’s Victor Emanuel Conservation Award…
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Bird of the Week: Osprey
Osprey With a wingspan of nearly six feet, the Osprey is one of our largest birds of prey, as well as the only raptor that can dive into water. Ospreys…
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Storm Damage Closes Hornsby Bend
Yesterday’s storm that swept through Austin knocked out power to the Hornsby Bend Plant and the Administration building and did extensive damage across the site. Pond roads are blocked…
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Interview with Owen Moorhead
Travis Audubon Member Sarah Ruiz recently interviewed Owen Moorhead. Owen recently joined Travis Audubon and has already volunteered for several crucial projects. He is also a park ranger for…
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Is it time yet? When to hang your hummingbird feeder
When to put the hummingbird feeder up? This question is well debated. Some suggest that if you are willing to maintain the feeder, leave it up all year. There…
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Rare Bird Alert: February 16, 2017
This is the Austin Area Rare Bird Alert and has been updated through 2/16/2017. To report rare or unusual bird sightings in the Austin area, provide recent sighting…
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De-list the Black-capped Vireo? Travis Audubon says no.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed removing the Black-capped Vireo from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Travis Audubon has filed an official comment with the…
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Massive Robin Flocks in Austin
The past few weeks we’ve received many calls about large numbers of reddish hued birds flying around the eastern and north eastern parts of Austin. Some flocks consist of…
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Bird of the Week: Ringed Kingfisher
Ringed Kingfisher Once excluded from American field guides entirely, the Ringed Kingfisher is now a regular, if rare, visitor to central Texas. Common in Central and South America, the Ringed…
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Bird Outreach
Travis Audubon Member Doug Tabony has been doing an incredible job educating his neighbors about the sights and sounds of backyard birds! He developed an interactive bird education page…
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